Northern Territory Euthanasia Collection - Talk at the Darwin City Council Office by Marshall Perron, 6 December 2010

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CreatorPerron, MarshallScope and ContentsMarshall Perron's talk provides a summary of arguments for why voluntary euthanasia is very much on the public agenda, including an aging population, longer life spans driven by medical technology, the fact that palliative care cannot relieve all suffering, the rise in demands for individual autonomy, the fact that medically assisted suicide exists but is only accessible to a small number of people and that in the absence of alternatives, suicide is a choice taken by an increasing number of elderly Australians.BackgroundThe Northern Territory was the first jurisdiction in the world to explicitly legalise euthanasia. The Rights of the Terminally Ill Act 1995 (NT) entered into law on 1 July 1996. The following year the Commonwealth Parliament intervened to overturn the Act. Section 50A was added to the Northern Territory (Self-Government) Act 1978 to prohibit the Northern Territory from making laws in respect of euthanasia. The Rights of the Terminally Act was in force for 9 months, during which time four people died by medically assisted suicide through its provisions.Date6/12/2010KeywordVoluntary EuthanasiaMedical TechnologyMedically Assisted SuicideSuicideIndividual AutonomyPalliative CareCollectionNorthern Territory Euthanasia CollectionCollection Number14-024Alternative CollectionPage 1301-1309LanguageEnglishProvenanceThe NT Euthanasia Collection contains donations from a number of contributors. This item was donated by Mr Marshall Perron.Related MaterialPlease see folder list for the NT Euthanasia CollectionCultural AdviceAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander researchers should be aware that this collection may contain images or names of people who have since passed away.LocationArafura Research ArchivePhysical DescriptionElectronic Document - 9 Pages

PersonMarshall PerronPlaceNorthern Territory

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